Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour

16 reviews

ash_ton's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

i'm so glad this didn't turn out to be cult-y

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Abandonment, Blood, and Death

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Medical content, Car accident, and Panic attacks/disorders

stories's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

Beautifully written, but I don’t think I liked it, in the end. A lot runs beneath the surface. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Death

ella7211's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Medical content

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Blood

Minor: Animal death and Car accident

there's a scene in the book where the main protag listens in on a couple having sex then masturbates to it this isn't exactly a tw warning for anything specific but the main protag was... weirdly possessive of a child in the story and not in a 'I see you as my kid and want to protect you way'

aquariusisms's review

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Death

Minor: Car accident

aidrielle's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

i can always count on nina lacour for sad gay girlies representation!!!! love how it talked about how affirming it is to have a found family, but also how dangerous it is to have to rely on other people for certain things. in the end, our personal growth is mostly really up to ourselves. the writing was so beautiful, and the narrator read it all so beautifully.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

karapillar's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual content

imstephtacular's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Classism, Blood, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting

Minor: Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Cursing, and Sexual assault

mapscitiesandsongs's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Wow, what a special read! But damn, the last chapter was so emotional. To be honest, I wasn't really too fond of it during the first half. I kept thinking that something shady was going on on that farm and it kind of distracted me a bit from the actual topic of the book. I also think that I had the wrong expectations going into the book. I was waiting for a bigger punch, but it never really came. Instead the book was a gentle  exploration about trauma, grief and loneliness, which I wasn't expecting. Truly beautiful nonetheless! The reveal was masterfully done and tore at my heart strings. The way Nina LaCour writes about loneliness, trauma and grief is spectacular. A truly special book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit and Blood

mswarning's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

 It felt a bit short and was over very quickly. There's a point where Mila wants to savor something and not rush things, and I wish that had been allowed to happen. Maybe the payoff would have been more substantial. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Alcohol, Animal death, and Car accident